Crazy, Busy, drive all over God's green Earth day.

Whatever Wacky Wednesday seems to fit perfectly for today. It's usually my crazy, busy, drive all over God's green Earth day but this week Ryan is taking vacation time so their wasn't as much running for me. However, the crazy and busy part still seems to apply. 

As I've said before I love my schedule and my routine. Well, this week is NOT a routine week at all. We started off the week by camping (I'll be sure to write about our fun filled 2 day camp trip) and the rest is history. Maybe we are all stuck in vacation mode, even though not everyone in the house has the week off. 

I can't seem to catch up and get back on track. I'm loving a change of pace but I can't seem to find a spare minute in my day to relax, write or even pee. I've been doing dishes, chasing after Edee, folding the endless truck loads of laundry and, and, and....

Can I pretty please just...sleep?....

On a more positive note:

Maddi is staying with us all week. It has been great so far. She always wants to know: What are we doing today? What is the weather going to be like? What should I wear? She makes her bed every morning and didn't complain once about taking a shower tonight. I'm proud of her good habits and positive attitude. Today we even made a chore list; followed by a wish list. She is saving her money earned for a sewing machine first. I love that she likes to go go go; like her Dad. They both (and Edee) keep me going.

Speaking of go, go, go: Edee is almost walking. She now stands up from a sitting position and then claps. She knows she is doing something good, especially when we all get very excited and clap too. She will also take 2-3 steps before she leans in any random direction. I give her a couple days and watch out world!

This weekend will prove to be another busy couple days. One of Ryan's close friends is getting married and Ryan is a part of the wedding party. Rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception all take place Friday and Saturday. It should be a beautiful occasion. I'm looking forward to seeing Adam marry his sweet fiancé Erica.


Keep your eyes open for camping trip details and photos.
And keep loving.

How old is she?

The most frequent asked question when we are out and about is: How old is she? And as soon as I am comfortable telling them how many months old Edee is, it changes.

It feels like in a blink of an eye I looked again and my red faced, tiny little new born is on all fours. Her little red face transformed to porcelain skin. Her squeaky new born coos and caas, now mama, dada, baba, papa. Her gummed smile now holds two little teeth and I must say the site of them makes me smile EVERY time.

I'm almost freaking out every time I tell a curious stranger she's 5 months, 6 months, 7 months...
My house isn't baby proof, I'm not baby proof and I am hardly good at just being myself let alone being a Mom to more than a infant. I know my daughter needs so many things; a healthy diet, consistency, manners, good habits, etc. Can give her all of these things? (Maybe I'm just some form of vulnerable tonight.)

I sit here 10 o' clock at night, after just rocking Edee to sleep again and worry. Because worrying is what I do. Then, when I think of my daughters sweet face and how she nuzzles into me I forget about all of these things. I believe I can just love her and hope, with a bit of effort, the rest will follow.